Join me as I continue on my journey of wellbeing, because let’s face it, it’s a never-ending one. We have one life, and we need to do our very best to feel as good as possible while we’re here. This article will contain a mixture of skin care, menopause support and health patches. Believe me, you’re going to want to know about it all.
Give your skin some fragrance-free wellbeing
Let’s start with skin care. This brand brought an extra smile to my face because it’s perfect for skin that needs to find that calm again. Stress and anxiety will show on your skin (as I’m sure you have noticed!), and Figgi Beauty is perfect for this.
Created by Jeanne, who worked hard through her own battles to give life to these products based on South African Rooibos extract. These products are perfect for dry sensitive skin with no ingredients that are proven to irritate skin in sight.
The Make Up Dissolving Balm helps melt away any makeup or impurities from the day. It comes out as a balm texture that turns into an oil when you apply it to your skin. It cleanses, nourishes and moisturises your skin without damaging your skin barrier. However, you can also choose the Gentle Gel Cleanser, another gem to help you remove make-up and impurities, which is a lighter, non-foaming texture. It doesn’t leave any residue and your skin feels smooth, glowing and wonderfully refreshed.
The Slow Glow Serum is my starting point for this brand. One pump will cover your entire face, so don’t go wild. It has a slow-release retinol, which helps improve your fine lines and wrinkles, but Figgi does it all the while supporting your sensitive skin. Following the serum, I apply the Nurture The Goddess Antioxidant Enriched Day Cream, perfect to help me keep my skin hydrated throughout the day. The antioxidants help my skin fight off all the stressors from pollution and whatever comes my way during the day, all the while calming, soothing and revitalising my skin.
Nourish The Goddess Evening Rescue Cream is one of my favourites too. I know that as much as we need protection during the day, a night cream helps your skin recover when you sleep, and this is such a vital time for your skin. Full of ceramides, antioxidants and skin-replenishing ingredients, this cream will allow you to wake up with nourished, glowing skin, ready for a new day.
Now, on to my grand finale from Figgi Beauty: the Miracle Mist. Imagine you are feeling flustered and you have been rushing here, there and probably everywhere. This Mist is like creating a moment of pause. The spray gives hydration and nourishes your skin in an instant! Why not use it as the first step in your skin care routine? Keep it in your bag, like I do, for a midday spritz if needed. All products are fragrance-free, so they won’t interfere with your perfume.
Products to help you take charge of your Peri and Menopausal symptoms
I have admitted to being most likely in peri menopause (or at least that’s what I believe, since GPs have no idea how to actually prove it!). I am always trying to find ways to make this part of my life just a little easier. Some of the symptoms that I have seen and that I know many women suffer with are the night sweats (which also happen during the day!) and the dry, itchy skin from nowhere, amongst many other wonderful symptoms. So when I received products from Hervitality and the Balance active range, I was so ready to try them out!
The first product is a 30 Day Perimenopause & Menopause Complex supplement. Simply take one capsule daily with water, preferably during a meal, to absorb better. It has a lot of great ingredients, but folic acid, biotin and vitamins in particular are so important for us during this phase.
Our hormones and bodies change whether we like it or not, and this happens for a reason, but we also lose some of our skin plumpness and firmness. So the Menopause Collagen Boosting Face Mask is a perfect support to get the plump back to your skin. It is a clear formula which also feels cooling when applied. Super simple to use, you just add generously and keep it on for 5-10 minutes before washing off with warm water. You will be left with hydrated, nourished skin.
The last item from Hervitility is the Cooling Mist. It does exactly as the name applies… it instantly cools your skin down. But it also helps to nourish, moisturise and soothe dry itchy skin if you suffer from that. If needed, you can spray onto your chest or neck as well. I know those areas are in need of it.
Invisible magic patches
Now, I was super intrigued to try! I have seen similar products and always wondered if and how they work. I will list them all below and then take you through the ones I use most often. Tocu Health sent me a lush collection of seven different patches to try. One patch gives you 12 to 24 hours of support, depending on which one you use. Simply place it on a hair-free area and leave it there. They are clear patches with a very subtle design on them. You’ll forget it’s even there.
- Call For Back up: will support and aid your immune system, filled with Vitamin C, Zinc, Echinacea and Ginkgo biloba.
- About Last Night: Will help you recover from that ladies’ night out where perhaps one or two bottles of wine too many were had, understandably. This patch will supply you with glutathione, milk thistle extract, vitamins B1, B2 and B3. This sachet only comes with four patches inside, so you might want to stock up if you need more.
- Turn Me On: I don’t think I need to explain this further, but these patches will support libido and sexual stamina. I say patch up! One patch has a cocktail of fo-ti extract, ginseng, damiana, gotu-kola, saw palmetto, fenugreek, Siberian ginseng and last but not least, tribulus terrestris. Now that is sure to get you going!
The ones I have used the most and have found so helpful for my day-to-day, or night support are the following:
- Goal Getter: This helps boost brain function and reduce anxiety, and bless me, this has been so helpful to me as of late. It supplies you with ginkgo biloba, L-carnitine, magnesium, bacopa monnieri and camellia sinensis. Some of those ingredients, I’m sure you are familiar with.
- Show Up: Supports a glowing and radiant skin. And knowing this patch is supporting me for up to 24 hours makes me happy. It has GHK-CU, which is a naturally occurring copper complex in the human body, known for healing. It also includes pomegranate extract, ginseng extract, green tea extract and blackberry extract.
- Count To Zen: After a stressful day, or if I am in need of extra calm, I will use this patch. It gives me valerian extract, passion flower extract, ashwaganda extract, rhodiola rosea and vitamin B6, all ingredients sure to support that needed calm.
- Snooze Control: Now I shouldn’t have a favourite, but this one has really helped me doze off and sleep through the night. And I am known to have to go pee probably 3-4 times. I can say honestly that with this patch, I have slept until my alarm goes off in the morning. It holds ingredients like valerian extract, passion flower extract, hop extract and CBD. A magic mix that I highly recommend if you struggle sleeping.
All the products have really helped with areas of my life where I currently need an extra boost. Whether it’s stress or anxiety, my hormones and perimenopause wreaking havoc, the above have been so helpful.
